Silverlight Code Samples Collection

The Microsoft Silverlight Code Samples Collection is a roundup and map of Silverlight code samples from  various sources including the MSDN library, www.Silverlight.net, Code Gallery, CodePlex, and Microsoft Support.

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Common Categories for Silverlight Code Samples
The Silverlight Code Samples Collection is organized using the following categories:

Silverlight Code Samples Collection

Category	Items
Getting Started	Channel 9 A Beginner’s Guide to Silverlight in Visual Studio Code Gallery Creating you first Silverlight 2 application with Visual Basic 2008
Architecture and Design	MSDN Magazine Build Line-of-Business Enterprise Apps with Silverlight How to create and access a WCF service with channel model Service-Driven Apps with Silverlight 2 and WCF
Animation	Channel 9 Dragging, Easing and Inertia Procedural Animation Silverlight Animations with XAML & Code Microsoft Support Animation (C#) Animation (VB) MSDN Library How to create a timer
Controls	Microsoft Support Custom control (VB)
Data Access	Microsoft Support Silverlight Samples for OData over SQL Azure with AppFabric Access Control MSDN Magazine How to consume ADO.NET Data Services in Silverlight 3 Syndicated Data and Isolated Storage in Silverlight
Data Binding	Code Gallery Silverlight and WPF Data Binding Microsoft Support Data binding MSDN Library Displaying Open XML Spreadsheet Tables in a Browser using Silverlight CLR
Deep Zoom	Microsoft Support Deep Zoom (VB)
General	Code Gallery Silverlight binding to dynamic properties MSDN Library Using the Silverlight Object Model How to add Silverlight to a Web Page using HTML MSDN Magazine Exploring Multi-Touch Support in Silverlight
Graphics and 3D	Channel 9 Color, Scale and Rotation Image Sequencing Loading Dynamic Images Masking and Clipping Trigonometry Code Gallery How to use Pixel Shader Effects in Silverlight 3 Silverlight Chroma Key Effect Microsoft Support Pixel Shader (C#) Pixel Shader (VB) Plane projection (C#) Plane projection (VB) Splash Screen (XAML) Writeable bitmap MSDN Library How to define a simple Silverlight splash screen
HTML Bridge	Microsoft Support Communication between local Silverlight-based applications (C#) Communication between local Silverlight-based applications (VB) Interaction between HTML and managed code (C#) Interaction between HTML and managed code (VB)
Local Resources	Microsoft Support Isolated storage (C#)  Isolated storage (VB) MSDN Magazine Isolated Storage in Silverlight 2
Navigation	IE8 Ajax Forward/Back and History Navigation in Silverlight 2
Networking / Communication	Microsoft Support Socket server for Silverlight (C#) Silverlight socket client (C#) Socket server for Silverlight (VB) Silverlight socket client (VB)
Out-of-Browser	Microsoft Support Out-of-browser application (C#) Out-of-browser application (VB)
Performance	MSDN Magazine Data Performance and Fault Strategies in Silverlight 3
Styles and Templates	Microsoft Support Style and Control template
Text and Rich Text	Microsoft Support How to work with text in Silverlight 3 Working with text (XAML) Working with text (C#) Working with text (VB)
Unit Testing	Code Gallery Silverlight Unit Test Framework MSDN Magazine Testing Silverlight Apps Using Messages
User Controls	MSDN Magazine Craft Custom Controls for Silverlight 2
Video and Audio	Microsoft Support MediaElement (C#) MediaElement (VB) MSDN Learn Text-to-Speech: Accessibility Feature for Silverlight 3 Applications MSDN Magazine Enhancing Silverlight Video Experiences with Contextual Data
Visual States	Microsoft Support Full Screen (C#) Full Screen (VB)
WCF RIA Services	Silverlight RIA Services – Part 1 – Samples - https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SLRIAPart1
Web Services	DPE (MIX 08) Silverlight Web Services Samples MSDN Library How to Access a Duplex Service How to Access a Service from Silverlight MSDN Magazine How to create and access a WCF service with channel model Service-Driven Apps with Silverlight 2 and WCF